New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-29
,urortant cbairmanship to which Mr. Evarts mas oe'A
assigned since no came Into the senate
PROPOSED CHANGES. AT ANNAPOLIS.
po,yrs OF TILE NAVAL BILL-sCHEME5 TO IScHEA'H

PROPOSED CHANGES. AT ANNAPOLIS.
| po,yrs or TILE NAVAL BTLL-sCHEMES TO IScREASh
TIE NAVY.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The Naval Appropriation
hill which was completed at this afternoons SESSION Vi
,.a uon.. Committee on Naval Affairs, differs matc-
rally from the preceding bills 10 ASSIST inc oooro.''
The NAVY in carrying out his plans for the consoida
49,. - duties and bureaus. an item is included in the
hill authorizing him to make such transfers OF inc
nnonr;at,ons from one bureau another as may bo-
come necessary by reason OF any change IN eHistng
law or by anv order OF the Secretary transferring
authority from one bureau TO another. -.
Enlowng the recommendations of the Academic
Roard the committee has reduced the length OF tno
course OF study ut the Naval Academy IRON SIX 10 -FOUR
eor. and proyded tor the separation oil the rst css
~ naval cadets into two divisions before September ~
in each year in the proportion which the aggregate
number of vacancies occurring IN the proceuns s'
gear In the lowest grades OF commissioned ofcers Oh
the line bears the vacancies occurring IN the lowest
Grade In the engineer CORPS. The cadets assighea 10
fine frat division TO be fitted tor service IN tho me
nd those of the scconi iii, ison for service In the
engneer corps 1t is provided that the appointments OF
graduates shall not exceed the number or vocancies
occurring in the preceding year. nut inc hu'hc, W
appointments In any year shall not be ICES thah
ten in number. II there be an excess OF graduates.
those who fail OF appointment are 10 receive u" non"
able discharge and one years sea pay: ~ moo
The total appropriation made by the bni IL PIo,
OCT O12 while the estimates were SZoO3o 90 90 anu
the oupropriation tor the current year Slo
An REORGANIZATION IA made account OF "ord-
nance and armor sufficient to supply ali OF the vessels
f tho NAVY TO make advantageous terms through
contracts In bulk These items amount to w, lZo36Z
and So 900. 900 respectively. ,.
A large and deliberately finished model or ginDoat
No. / now building at Cramps ehipyard PhIladelpna,
has been placed in the room OF the House committee
on Naval Affairs in answer to request contained IN
House resolution. The model represents sesseI OF
/ 700 tons burden armed with ak 6nch rifles; hvo
iotokiss cannon and Calling gum and capable oil
maintaining speed OF sixteen knots.
An effort will he made by some members OF the com
mtee take advantage OF the favorable opportunity
Afforded by tho pcndrnov OF the f-hercs regulatory
measures to bring before the House one OF the DIS
now in the hands of the Naval Committee providing
for n substantial addition to the Navy. Chairman
Uerberts bill provides for the expenditure OF Slo2o
600 in the construction Of two 600Oton cruisers. four
74O-tun cruisers and one torpedo boat. Mr. homas
al-o has bill pending before the committee when he
will seek to have adopted. This bill appI3priates
- 500 900 for two cruisers of 1000 tons each iter
the pattern Of the Newark building, five gnboats
on the model gunboat No l. and six seagong steel
torpedo boats OF the Stileto type but 100 feet IN
length and capable OF speed OF twenyonr knots an
hour There also other bills OF like nature WAITING
action nv the committee including Mr. LAWYERS bill
apnropriang $50 900 900 TO he di.bursed by the Sec
rotary OF the Navy in new construction